Boundary of nighttime ozone chemical equilibrium in the mesopause region: Improved criterion of determining the boundary from satellite data

A modified derivation of the criterion of nighttime ozone chemical equilibrium (NOCE) in the mesopause region is presented. According to 3D model calculations, the improved criterion reproduces the lower boundary of the equilibrium much better than its earlier version. Processing of the SABER/TIMED data of 2021 has shown that the modified criterion elevates the NOCE boundary by ～ 0.1–1.7 km, depending on latitude and season. The proposed method of determining the condition of chemical equilibrium can be used to analyse the equilibrium of many trace gases in the stratosphere and troposphere important for different practical applications.     

原子钟性能对卫星导航系统定位精度的影响分析

星载原子钟是卫星导航系统的关键设备,原子钟主要通过影响卫星钟差对定位精度产生影响,分析了GNSS星载原子钟性能对定位精度的影响.通过原理分析,建立了原子钟稳定度与卫星导航系统定位精度的关系.在不考虑控制段对星钟校准误差的前提下,将原子钟噪声与星上工作环境因素作为主要因素,分析了GPS-IIF铷钟和铯钟对钟差/定位误差的影响,并给出了分析结果.最后,利用iGMAS提供的钟差产品数据,对比了北斗和GPS部分原子钟的稳定度及其对定位精度的影响,为后续星载原子钟的发展与选择提供了一定参考.     

Frequency steering of spaceborne clocks based on XPNAV-1 observations

Due to high stable rotations, timing of pulsars provides a natural tool to correct the frequency deviation of spaceborne atomic clocks. Based on processing the observational data about a year of Crab pulsar given by XPNAV-1 satellite, we study the possibility of correcting the frequency deviation of spaceborne atomic clocks using pulsar timing. According to the observational data in X-ray band and the timing model parameters from radio observations, the pre-fit timing residuals with a level of 6...